England vs. Ireland Women’s World Cup T20: Live Scores and Updates from Southampton

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FIELD REPORT – Raunak Kapoor is on the field and says it’s evening so the temperatures have dropped and as for the weather and the possibility of rain he mentions that the worst is hopefully over. On dimensions, he reveals that the boundary measures 55 meters in square pockets, 65 meters on one side and 63 on the other, although he notes that sixes in recent games have been hit on a ground where the boundary measures 70 metres. On the surface, it reveals that it is a hybrid pitch, 95 percent grass and 5 percent synthetic. Ebony Rainford-Brent says the fielders have confirmed that it has rained about three to four times on the pitch, which is enough to get it going, although she notes that it is still quite dry to the touch. He suggests Ireland might want to consider bringing a spinner into the attack later in the innings and also feels Lauren Bell could enjoy the moisture with the new ball. He reckons 150 to 160 will be a competitive total on this surface.